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Prognosis of polymyositis and dermatomyositis

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  1. Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China

    A. C. F. Hui & T. Leung

  2. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China

    S. M. Wong

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Hui, A.C.F., Wong, S.M. & Leung, T. Prognosis of polymyositis and dermatomyositis. Clin Rheumatol 26, 92 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-006-0316-0

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